angist

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *angustiz.

Noun

angist f (genitive angistar, plural angistir)

anguish

Declension

Declension of *angist* (strong i-stem)
feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	angist	angistin	angistir	angistirnar
accusative	angist	angistina	angistir	angistirnar
dative	angist	angistinni	angistum	angistunum
genitive	angistar	angistarinnar	angista	angistanna

Derived terms

angistarár n (“year of misery”)
angistarneyð f (“great distress”)
angistartími m (“hour of distress”)
angistarfullur (“anxious”)

Further reading

Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “angist”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

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